irs donation value guide 2017 spreadsheet

FAQ

How do I fill out the recipe correctly? (Instagram likes to spreadsheet)

I'm assuming you are asking how to fill out an "If This Then That" recipe. Your question doesn't state this but you use the word "Recipe" and I can't think of any other time that word would be used. That said: Here is a link to a recipe that will work: LINKBottom line: If Instagram LikeThen Google Sheets RowName your spreadsheet. Formatted Row: {{Username}} ||| {{Caption}} ||| {{Url}} ||| {{SourceUrl}} ||| {{CreatedAt}}Drive Folder Path: IFTTT/InstagramThat should be it.

If the IRS knows how much money we owe, why do we need to fill out returns?

Because the IRS doesn't know how much money you owe. They know approximately what you made, and they know a little bit about some of your deductions, but they don't know whether and to what extent you are entitled to additional deductions or credits, or whether and to what extent you earned money from transactions not reported to the IRS. Even on the transactions that were reported to the IRS, the IRS doesn't always know how much of that income is actually taxable - or at what rate.

I want to invest my IRS withholdings. How do I fill out a W-4 so my employer does not do federal withholding?

Legally you can’t. Those withholdings are not yours. They are payments towards your tax liability, made at the time that you earn the income. Pay as you go. It makes sense.So what you want to do is borrow money that isn’t really yours, interest free, invest it for a few months, and then pay it back the next year. Is that correct? While it’s not really permitted you can manage to get away with it. You can’t easily get away with stopping all withholding. That requires stating that you expect to pay zero taxes for the year, which you know is false. It looks suspicious and is easy for the feds to check. Instead, what you can do is reduce your withholding by claiming a large number of exemptions. That’s not nearly as suspicious. When you complete your return you’ll owe a lot of tax, which is clearly against the rules, but you’ll probably get away with it at least for a year or two and maybe longer depending on how lax the IRS is in enforcing the law on scamsters like yourself.I used to claim a large number of exemptions. It was legitimate since I actually had a lot of deductions at that time. But a couple of years I accidentally withheld too little money, more than a couple of thousand dollars. I paid the tax with my return and adjusted my withholding going forward and the IRS didn’t penalize me or question it afterwards. But if you’re talking about under withholding by a lot more than that and year after year then good luck. You might get caught, forced to pay a penalty and interest, and be flagged for special attention in the future.

How can I find out the value of a Russian Ruble to US Dollars on January 16, 2017?

There is a free browser based charting platform that provides a solution to you. You can find the price of USDRUB or RUBUSD on whichever date (down to the minute) depending on your needs. Data history is quite extensive so if you want to find value of Russian Ruble to USD quite far back in time, it is still possible. Please follow the two screencaptures below. First you have to go to Tradingview.com.Once you arrive at the URL, this is the screen you should see. There is an entry field at the top, enter ‘USDRUB’. A dropdown of choices (really different data feeds) will appear. Select and click on the first one US Dollar / Russian Rubles - Forex IDC.You should be brought to the interactive chart screen. It looks like this. The first thing you should do is look below at the system clock on the chart. It should show your time zone. If not, click on it to personalise to your choice. The screen capture here shows my time zone which is GMT +8.Go to the toolbar on the left and click on the top button for crosshair function. Once the crosshair appears, move it until the date you want ’16 January 2017′. You will be able to see the price traded for USDRUB as ‘O, H, L, C’ (opening price, highest, lowest and, closing price). You can find O, H, L, C at the top where I underlined in blue. In this chart, the crosshair is not parked on 16 Jan so the O, H, L, C values are not the ones you want. I have avoid marked 16 January 2017 with little flags (see red arrow). Based on my system clock of GMT +8. Rubles were available between 59.25 - 59.94 to a Dollar.Notes:I wrote earlier that you can find price down to the minute. Tradingview has ‘time frame’ function that segments time duration to 8hours, 4hours, 1hour, 30 minutes… down to 1 minute. You can play around to find out.Price history is based on data feed. Most feeds have history going back 7–10 years. I have a subscription so some feeds have over 30 years of data. If you want price going further back than that, I don’t have a solution.This chart solution is sufficient for most forex traders. If you are looking for street exchange rates say from a bank counter or money changer, the rates might be different from the data here because there is a higher spread (or markup charged by the money changer).

How can I deduct on my Federal income taxes massage therapy for my chronic migraines? Is there some form to fill out to the IRS for permission?

As long as your doctor prescribed this, it is tax deductible under the category for medical expenses. There is no IRS form for permission.